Senior Materials Engineer – Testing & Structural Materials

Aalo
Austin
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringEducation: phdSkills: ["Technical writing","Communication","Collaboration","Mentoring"]

Lead materials testing programs for reactor structural metallic materials to support Aalo-X design, qualification, and operation. Own development of baseline mechanical property data and characterize degradation from elevated temperature, sodium exposure, and irradiation. Define test matrices and data-reduction approaches, maintain defensible material property datasets, support mechanical/structural engineering analyses, and contribute to ASME Code evaluations and regulatory authorization-basis activities.

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Senior Materials Engineer – Testing & Structural Materials

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Job Summary

Lead materials testing programs for reactor structural metallic materials to support Aalo-X design, qualification, and operation. Own development of baseline mechanical property data and characterize degradation from elevated temperature, sodium exposure, and irradiation. Define test matrices and data-reduction approaches, maintain defensible material property datasets, support mechanical/structural engineering analyses, and contribute to ASME Code evaluations and regulatory authorization-basis activities.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead Aalo-X materials testing programs for structural metallic materials, including baseline mechanical properties, elevated-temperature properties, sodium environmental knockdown factors, and irradiation effects.
  • •Serve as primary technical lead for stainless steels and structural material degradation for safety-significant metallic components.
  • •Define test matrices, specimen requirements, environmental conditions, acceptance criteria, and data-reduction approaches for materials testing campaigns.
  • •Develop and maintain defensible material property datasets and correlations; support engineering analyses on degradation mechanisms, allowable properties, lifetime limits, and design margins.
  • •Provide materials expertise for degradation models and safety evaluations, support qualification plans and ASME Code evaluations, and help translate test results into actionable design guidance.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveGym Membership

Key Requirements

  • •Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a closely related field (or equivalent demonstrated technical experience).
  • •Experience with irradiated materials and post-irradiation examination.
  • •Knowledge of irradiation effects in stainless steels and other reactor structural alloys.
  • •Experience with elevated-temperature mechanical testing, including creep, fatigue, fracture, or environmental effects testing.
  • •Ability to interpret experimental materials data and translate materials science into engineering requirements, properties, and design limits.
Experience:NuclearAdvanced reactors
Education:PhD / Doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a closely related field
Skills:Technical writingCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
Tech Stack:ASME CodeASME Section III

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

Aalo
Develops advanced small nuclear reactors designed to provide clean, reliable, and scalable power for data centers, industrial sites, and the broader electric grid. The company focuses on compact reactor systems and associated deployment infrastructure.
Industry: Nuclear Energy
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Headquarters: Austin, United States
Founded: 2022
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